The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-08
MUCH TALK ABOUT SMALL MATTERS.
Business of Minor Importance Transacted at
Regular Meeting of Council Last Night.

The Council meeting last night continued IN
I'll such late hour that some of the council
men of more regular habits came very near
dropping asleep. The Mayor stated that he had,
by an oversight, omitted from his annual report
a statement of the fines collected in his court,
amounting to STAG So, and also So, 526 e. paid to
the county in State cases and credited to the
school fund. An invitation was received from
the George q. Thomas Post to attend, in body
the lecture of Rev. Alexander Blackburn on
q. 81. Thomas and the Army of the Cumber-
land" and the invitation wac unanimously &C
cepted. City Civil Engineer Shearer stated that
the plans for the Union railway viaduct
and tunnel, were ready for the letting of con-
tracts, and asked that committee to examine
them be appointed. This committee consisting
of Councilmen Pearson. Haugh. McClelland,
Waterman, Benz amin, Howes and McGroarty,
afterward reported them correct. and they were
approved by the Council. The city clerk report
ed orders to the amount of $128, 313. g. drawn
during the month of January.
A remonstrance, signed by about fifteen mer-
chants and property. holders of the vicinity, was
presented against the widening of the alley east
OF Meridian street, from Louisiana to Georgia
streets, for the purpose of making street OF 1t.
After some discussion, it was, together with
petition from a numbe of property holders to
widen the alley between Meridian and Illinois
streets for half block south of Georgia. referred
back to the committee on streets and alleys.
The Wren case called for considerable of the
Councils time in it's discussion. Mr.. Wren.
in 1866, constructed some improvements on Ten
nessee street, between Garden and McCarty
streets, to the value of ST. 230 but received
his final estimate by which to collect from the
property holders. He has for the past twenty
years been periodically appealing to the Council
for this estimate. The matter was referred to
the city attorney with instructions to secure from
further
trouble his receipt dscharging all his claims for
damages against the city, and to report at the
next Council meeting. He was. when he signed
this paper, to be granted his final estimate for
his work.
The market committee reported that they had
received six bids for the erection of the market
house stalls and to the lowest bidder of these,
G. & S. E. Eden, for s.. S3l. they recommended
the letting of the contract The recommends
ton was concurred in. The same committee also
reported supplementary ordinance to the old
one, regulating the markets, which takes from
the market-masters the fee system
puts Tomlinson Hall under the control Of the
East market-master. The renting Of stalls ia to
be made at auction by the city clerk once a
year, when they will be let to the highest bidder.
clean up his stall on market after each market
day, forfeit his rent to the city,
communication was received from Samuel
Love, asking for the free use of '"Tomelson'
Aldd ZOE ZIG purpose Oh giving Scl0nClHC 'f6Ct-
ure." The matter was referred to the commit
tee on rent
An ordinance repeating section fourteen of the
ordinance of March, 1883, which provided for
the license tax to be paid to the city hall fund,
was offered. It provides for the payment of
this tax into the city treasury, to be credited to
the general fund. and that the additional city
hall fund, which has been collected since the COM
pieton of that building, is also to be transferred
| to the general fund.
The following resolutions, motions and or
dinances were introduced and referred to the
| proper committees:
| An ordinance to grade and lay brick sidewalk on
Sullivan street. from McCarty to Buchanan street.
resolution to extend the city limits to in.
clude Charles Posts guardians addition to the city
near Twelfth street.
resolution authorizing the L O. O. F. of the State
to erect monument to the late Schuyler Colfax in
University Park.
| An ordinance to grade Agnes street. from New York
| to North street.
An ordinance to grade and lay brick sidewalk or
the north side of North street, from Illinois Nerd
ian street.
An ordinance to lay sewer-pipe along the third alley
north of Ray street, from Locust to Union street.
An ordinance to grade and gravel East street. from
Raymond street to the Belt road.
resolution to have the City Dispensary vaeate Its
present quarters and for the dspensary to negotiate
| for the purchase of other property.
The Council adjournedishor after IL o'clock